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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-21226 · published 28 April 2020

CVE-2018-21226: Netgear jnr1010 firmware improper privilege management vulnerability

Netgear · Jnr1010 Firmware

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.48, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.48, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.48, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.48, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.48.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.70% · top 48.7% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.8
0.70%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.48, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.48, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.48, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.48, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.48.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://kb.netgear.com/000055110/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-0748 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000055110/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-0748 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-21226), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.